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Artist Statement:
I am an artist that abides by
the cycles of life, time,
place, nature and history. I
work in and outside the studio
and traditional fine arts
venues. My community based
artwork, teaching,
administration and studio work
simultaneously criss cross,
inform and revitalize one
other. Drawing and writing are
part of my daily rituals;
cartoons, charcoal drawings,
in my journal, on a scrap of
paper. These ideas are
cataloged to be used later in
paintings or projects. I
create three bodies of work
annually - fall, spring and
summer. As my painting matures
and grows in sophistication
and meaning, subject matter
emerges, fades and reemerges.
The themes of ecology,
identity and memory appear to
be consistent elements.
Sometimes these images become
a part of a mural, or
commissioned work and
sometimes it’s the other way
around. Painting, to me, is
perhaps the ultimate in
spiritual practice. After more
than 25 years of intentional
creation, moving from strict
representationalism to
expressionism and ultimately
towards a personal spiritual
vocabulary of form, material,
treatment and light. ...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
Some Recent Reviews
2008 “Where Diversity Comes
Together” Philadelphia Daily
News, Philadelphia, PA 5/20
P.31 & 38
2008 “Gaia Gets into
Climate Change”, Cherry Hill
Courier Post, NJ 2/8
2007 “Just Do It;
Collective Imprints” City
Paper, Philadelphia, PA 11/1
P.84
2004 “King inspiration for
students’ ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Michael B. Schwartz:
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Recent Exhibitions
2008 “Gaia”, Multi Site Exhibition, AIRSpace Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 Cheltenham Center for the Arts, “20 Years Fast Forward”, Cheltenham, PA
2008 Philadelphia Foundation, “Group Exhibition”, Philadelphia, PA
2007 AIRSpace, “New Residents Group Show”, Philadelphia, PA
2007 “Sattelight Cafe”, Philadelphia, PA
2007 “Greenline Cafe”, Philadelphia, PA
2007 “Graphic Work: Imaging Today's Labor Movement”, New York, NY
2006 “Raydiance” Art Exhibition, Communitas, Narberth, PA
2006 “Fun A Day” Art Exhibition, Rotunda, Philadelphia, PA
2006 “Festival for Life” Southern Arizona Aids Foundation, Tucson, AZ
2006,7 “Faculty Exhibition”, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
2005 “Juxtaposition”, Philadelphia Ethical Society, Philadelphia, PA
2005 “PMA Staff Art Exhibit, Ruth & Raymond G. Pearlman Building, Philadelphia, PA
2005 "Raices/Roots/Shorashim" JCC Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2005 “Healing Arts Exhibition”, The Yoga Connection, Denver, CO
2005 “Images of Sustainability”,Building Energy Conference,Boston, MA
2005 “Images of the Heart”, Zonk Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2004 “Holiday Exhibition”, Zonk Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003 “Sense of Place” Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
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